Definition of plume

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Plume (v. t.) To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage; also, to peel..

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Penniform :: Penniform (a.) Having the form of a feather or plume.
Penned :: Penned (a.) Winged; having plumes.
Unbarbed :: Unbarbed (a.) Destitute of bards, or of reversed points, hairs, or plumes; as, an unbarded feather..
Kirumbo :: Kirumbo (n.) A bird of Madagascar (Leptosomus discolor), the only living type of a family allied to the rollers. It has a pair of loral plumes. The male is glossy green above, with metallic reflections; the female is spotted with brown and black..
Plumeless :: Plumeless (a.) Without plumes.
Pennated :: Pennated (a.) Winged; plume-shaped.
Pterophore :: Pterophore (n.) Any moth of the genus Pterophorus and allied genera; a plume moth. See Plume moth, under Plume..
Beplumed :: Beplumed (a.) Decked with feathers.
Pinnule :: Pinnule (n.) Any one of a series of small, slender organs, or parts, when arranged in rows so as to have a plumelike appearance; as, a pinnule of a gorgonia; the pinnules of a crinoid..
Plumery :: Plumery (n.) Plumes, collectively or in general; plumage..
Plume :: Plume (v.) A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling feathers..
Hypoptilum :: Hypoptilum (n.) An accessory plume arising from the posterior side of the stem of the contour feathers of many birds; -- called also aftershaft. See Illust. of Feather.
Plume :: Plume (v.) An ornamental tuft of feathers.
Plume :: Plume (v.) A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses..
Displumed :: Displumed (imp. & p. p.) of Displum.
Plume :: Plume (v.) A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather..
Filoplumaceous :: Filoplumaceous (a.) Having the structure of a filoplume.
Plume :: Plume (v. t.) To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or prink.
Panache :: Panache (n.) A plume or bunch of feathers, esp. such a bunch worn on the helmet; any military plume, or ornamental group of feathers..
Crest :: Crest (n.) The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet, indicating the rank of the wearer; hence, also, the helmet..
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